if bush wasn't such an arrogant dick, this would be sad

Perino explains Bush’s low ratings: ‘Everybody would like to be popular in high school, some of us just weren’t.’

In today’s White House press briefing, spokesperson Dana Perino struggled to name the President’s major accomplishments in light of tomorrow’s election. “We have learned from mistakes. … So a lot of things have improved,” she said. Perino complained about Bush’s abysmal approval ratings, claiming they are like a high school popularity contest:

And this President was tested by a lot of different issues and I think he’s taken those issues head on, and we can be proud of how we’ve addressed them. Everybody would like to be popular. You can all remember that back in high school, everyone really wanted to be popular. Some of us just weren’t. But that doesn’t mean that you don’t have principles and values that you stay true to. And that’s what this President has done, and it’s what he’s taught a lot of us, including me.

(Think Progress)
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Y'know, in high school if you were unpopular, it usually wasn't because you were an asshole - it was usually just because you didn't belong to the right clique or whatever.
Bush has proudly done whatever it takes to be hated around the world and throughout this country. He has always said he doesn't care what Americans think of him.